Year in Review, What a Great Year! 15
One of my favorite hours of the the show since we began almost two years ago was last Saturday. We began by just telling a few fishing stories, sharing our favorite moments from 2010. Some were of a big fish, some were stories of checking off a bucket list fish, and some were of special moments shared with family and friends. As I drove home after the show I kept thinking of story after story that I wish I could have shared, many great memories, some of which I will share with you now as I look back on 2010 and forward to 2011.
Starting off the year fishing in Panama and checking off this bucket list 48lb Cuberra Snapper will always be remembered as a great start to a great year spent fishing.
Catching acrobatic sails in Costa Rica is guaranteed to be a highlight to anybody's year. Join us for the 2011 Outdoor Line Billfish Bonanza and find out for yourself.
Ryan Bennett of Reel Deal Guide Service put us on a limit of Columbia River Spring Chinook, the tastiest salmon swimming.
One of the things that we really looked forward to last year was bass fishing on Lake Washington as the water warmed up in the spring. Even the fishing from shore is incredible this time of year and on any given evening you'll find us casting away as we catch and release one bass after another.
It was this little bass that Madden caught on his last cast of the night to beat dad in an impromtu bass tourney.
San Juan opener was well worth the effort.
Fishing with Robbo up in Craig, Alaska was a definite highlight to the year. Robbo didn't disappoint either, he put me in this 30lber and gave me bragging rights over my business partner Paul by half a pound.
Fishing the Ilwaco leg of the OTC was a great time and being on the water with my boys makes it even that much better!
Going on a Hawg Quest aboard Nick Kester's boat was a productive day of fishing. Hanging with Glen Hall wasn't bad either.
Who better to learn the Grays Harbor fishery with than John Keizer of Salt Patrol?
Check this one off the bucket list, 13lb Hawaiian bonefish!
Madden caught the biggest salmon of any Tobeck this year.
Not to be outdone, Mason had the biggest Halibut.
Although there are many more memories from 2010, these are just some of my favorite. Looking back over the last year just get's me excited about all of the great opportunities ahead in 2011.
I didn't realize we were keeping score up in Craig. I still got you for most fish. Ha! What a year of fishing! Here's to many more.
You picked a cold time to be home. Just talked to my mom this morning (in Holiday) and she said it is freezing there. We should have planned a Seahawks playoff cigar bar party somewhere! Maybe next time.
Just had a Rocky Patel yesterday at an awesome cigar bar down here in Fl. Good Times
I'm with you, Rob; these guys need to fish something besides the Puget Sound once in a while. Too many fish, too little time. BTW, found another great cigar in the Rocky Patel Decade 10th Anniversary Edicion Limitada. I have one with your name on it the next time we fish. Ciao.
LOL!!! You guys crack me up :)
Had the privilege of fishing with ya a couple of times on big red this year. Hope 2011 holds as many reasons to smile as last year. Sharkey
Love the ribbing!! happy New Year to all!
Too funny Tobeck! Just giving you a little ribbing. All in fun. I just hope the new marlin shorts santa gave don't also have the famous "handy middle pocket"! SONYA! Sew em' up tight! Have a great new years everyone!
I love those cigar smoking tuna shorts! Santa got him some great Marlin shorts this year. :) Looking forward to starting 2011 in the blue water with you Sweetie!!
Hey Nelly, could you id any of those fish that weren't salmon? Those shorts are awesome by the way, if you guys ever fished anywhere but PS you'd be able to wear shorts as well.
Nelly! God forbid a photo shows up with him looking for his keys in his "handy middle pocket"!!!!!! I think I'd poke my eyes out with a hot ice pick! I think you need to buy him some good shorts, purple and gold colors would be fine. :)
Luckily Tobeck didn’t wear his “lucky fishing shorts” when he took me tuna fishing. I’d have to say fishing with him and the boys in the OTC was one of the high points of this year for me. The WOT ride in for weigh-in and making it past the finish line with literally minutes to spare was also memorable.
Dude, those are known as Tobeck's "lucky fishing shorts". In Floribama those might be fashionable. In the remainder of the civilized lower "46" they are known as "underwear". I have told him repeatedly that the open fly is a dead giveaway and is not "a handy middle pocket" as he refers to it. Well,... you can take the boy out of Pullman, but you can't take the Pullman out of the boy..
Geat photos Tobeck. But i got to give it to you. The bonefish one with the hair, red band on the cigar, and of all things, the orange boxer underwear, takes the cake!! PUT SOME PANTS ON FOR GOD SAKES!!! :) Great stuff and happy holidays!!!! "SCHANKER"
Nice collection of memories right there!